How To Cut Slateto Put On A Birdhouse Roof

She has ask for a copper roof.

How to cut slateto put on a birdhouse roof.

From octagonal roof birdhouse. How do you measure this. Cutting the roof angle for a birdhouse. My dw is an avid gardener and had requested a large birdhouse as a christmas present.

In addition to this you can put a small platform just below the hole so birds can land on it and look inside. I set the length of the slope or my roof pieces add 8 1 2 inches long and proceeded to cut equal lengths. But i know squat about dealing with copper so i have questions. One that is similar to what appeared a gardening magazine.

Cut a piece of wood paneling or other thin wood to the size and shape of the birdhouse roof using a jig saw. I ve built one from old barn wood and i ve also used a copper or plastic post cover an upturned metal funnel or just a flat sheet of metal. Then using your wood glue glue the two side walls and the back wall to the floor piece and line up all the edges. Poke the asparagus cutting tool into the moss to make room for the sedum roots and tuck the plants in firming them with your fingers as you go.

That s all there really is to it. I ve used many different things for roofs. I want to make your birdhouse but am confused about how to make the 30 degree angle. This video shows some common and not so common methods of cutting slate.

Step 2 cut a shingle in half with a vertical cut using a sharp utility knife. So to make this you need a saw that can cut a circle. I have a protractor in inches. A short video from my birdhouse with slate roof and oak halftimbering almost done.

Not only does it show you the easiest way to cut slate but shows you some of the te. Rebecca uses hardy sedums in her living roof birdhouses. To make the angles on the front and back measure up 7 inches and draw a line then go from the top of that line on the corned and measure a 45 degree angle and cut it off on the miter saw. Do this to each side on the front and back pieces and you will have a nice point for the roof.

Attach both sides of the roof along the tops of the walls of the birdhouse with paneling nails. I have the wood structure almost complete except for the roof covering. It can be used to look inside but in this birdhouse you can already look throught the roof because of the hinge. That sort of precision helps a ton in pottery.

Thanks first let me say that if you are using a protractor you are doing great.